GESS 2900 - Introduction to Gender and Sex Studies Library Guide

The Empathy Gap looks closely at the ways culturally sexist and misogynistic messages impede men's ability to empathize with women, respect them as equals, and take feminism seriously.

The Mask you Live in follows boys and young men as they struggle to stay true to themselves while negotiating America's narrow definition of masculinity.

The film looks at female socialization through a personal look into the lives of six women, age 4 to 35, and the forces that shape them--teachers, counselors, advertising, music and the institution of marriage. It offers us a chance to see how much has changed--and how much remains the same.

GATE is an international advocacy organization working towards justice and equality for trans, gender diverse and intersex communities.

The National Center for Transgender Equality advocates to change policies and society to increase understanding and acceptance of transgender people. In the nation’s capital and throughout the country, NCTE works to replace disrespect, discrimination, and violence with empathy, opportunity, and justice.

The purpose of the Digital Transgender Archive (DTA) is to increase the accessibility of transgender history by providing an online hub for digitized historical materials, born-digital materials, and information on archival holdings throughout the world. Based in Boston, Massachusetts at Northeastern University.